Emergency Live

APRIL 8, 2024

A Tribute to Human Dignity and Dedication in Facing Global Challenges: Testimonies, Commemorations, and Commitment at the Vatican Audience On April 6th, a flow of six thousand volunteers from all corners of Italy poured out their affection towards Pope Francis. This collective embrace was a tribute to the solidarity embodied by the volunteers of the […] The post Italian Red Cross meets with Pope Francis appeared first on Emergency Live.

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First 10 EM

APRIL 8, 2024

Time for another edition of the ‘old article dump’. One of the downsides of subscribing to more than 50 journal feeds is the huge number of interesting papers that I flag for later, but never find time to fully appraise. I have been clearing some of these old PDFs out of my computer, but I […] The post Research Roundup: Another old article dump appeared first on First10EM.

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Sensible Medicine

APRIL 8, 2024

I am in Berlin at the European Heart Rhythm Society meeting. Sadly, this meeting conflicts with the American College of Cardiology meeting in Atlanta. ACC has produced a bunch of trials worthy of consideration. Since I have duties here at EHRA, I will defer this Monday’s Study of the Week to my friend Vinay Prasad who has an incredible video appraising the REDUCE-AMI study.

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Maria Yang, MD

APRIL 8, 2024

Let’s take a look at the last figure from the paper What is mental health? Evidence towards a new definition from a mixed methods multidisciplinary international survey. The authors call this the Transdomain Model of Health : I like this model. (Do note, though, that the map is not the territory.) It reminds us of the interdependencies between and within ourselves.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

Outcomes

PulmCCM

APRIL 8, 2024

Immediate extubation vs. gradual ventilator weaning in comfort care No good data exist to guide the process of withdrawal of invasive mechanical ventilation just prior to the end of life–variously known as “terminal extubation,” “compassionate withdrawal,” “extubation to comfort care,” et al. At most centers, once the decision is made by the patient or family, an opioid infusion is initiated, all non-palliative medications are discontinued, the endotrach

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